so very virtual - 08.31.2024
trans studies, trans wellness, & trans world(un)making 🏳️⚧️
so very virtual is a free weekly newsletter featuring opportunities, events, and resources that are fully virtual, remote, or hybrid with an online option.
🔍 Please look into events and opportunities to decide whether they are right for you. Send any concerns to theeclarel@substack.com.
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📚 If you’re new, start with this pandemic resource roundup.
Action Alerts 🔔
Steps to support a better world
Support defendants & prisoners from the George Floyd Uprising.
Buy a “f*ck mask bans” sticker (or two) to support Mask Bloc 516 distributing masks across Nassau County, NY.
Virtual Events 🎟
Gatherings that are either fully online or hybrid with an online option
Write-On-Site with DigBlk — Weekdays starting September 1st from 7:00 to 9:30 AM ET // Free
Music Café - 5 Year Anniversary with Anti-Stan Club — September 1st from 6:00 to 8:00 GMT +1 // Free
Music for Kids: Mixed-Level Family Fun - The Beat Goes On! — Begins September 4th // $18 per week
Industry Insider: Diversifying Your Income with Script Anatomy — Thursday, September 5th from 6:00 to 7:30 PM PT // Free
2024 Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference — Friday, September 6th through Saturday, September 7th // Free
Workshop - It's Your World: Character and World Building with Jennine "Doc" Krueger with Torch Literary Arts — Thursday, September 12th from 7:00 PM CT // Free with donations appreciated
Annual Member Mixer Sign Up Form with Black Remote She — September 25th from 3:00 to 4:30 PM ET | 12:00 to 1:30 PM PT // Free
Women, Writing, & Resistance Workshop with Literary Liberation — Begins Sunday, September 29th // $275 with scholarships available
Somatics as Liberation Work with Herban Cura — Wednesday, October 2nd from 5:00 to 7:00 PM ET // Sliding scale from $35 to $75 with scholarships available
Dancing for Social Justice ft. Christina Brown with The Bigger Picture — Monday, October 14th from 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET // Free
Finance 101: What Screenwriters Need to Know with Humanitas x Abacus Financial — Wednesday, October 16th from 5:00 to 6:30 PM PT // Free
October Zoom Happy Hour with Script Anatomy — October 16th from 6:00 to 7:30 PM PT // Free
Online Opportunities 🛋
Fellowships, jobs, programs, and more
Field Funds // Open Call: Accessibility & Translation with A Blade of Grass — Apply by TODAY, August 31st.
Thrive Fund with Point of Pride — Apply by TODAY, August 31st.
2024-2025 Black Trans Ethical World(un)making Lab — Apply by September 15th.
Trans Studies at the Commons Community Grants — Apply by September 15th for priority.
Understanding and Transforming the Medical Industrial Complex (MIC): MIC 101 with Health Justice Commons — Beings September 26th.
Processing Rage Course with Ji-Youn Kim and Cicely Belle Blain — Begins September 30th.
Mentorship Appointments with GrubStreet — Available through October 2024.
Graphic Designer with South Asian American Digital Archive
Free Femme Shapewear with Point of Pride
Free Chest Binders with Point of Pride
Remote Resources 📘
Support and info for these pandemic times
Still Coviding Resources from First Person With Disabilities?
Back to School Checklist for LGBTQIA+ College Students from FOLX
COVID and HIV Resource from stevie springs
These Are the Drag Artists and Organizers Fighting to Make Queer Spaces More COVID Safe from Them
On the Front Line of Mask Bans from Black Mad Musings
About Justin
Justin Clarel is a Black queer writer, performer, and educator creating vibrant stories for a better world. They are most proud of their work with sketch comedy team The Rhubarbs, original works for stage and screen, and love for musical theatre. Keep up with their adventures at @theeclarel and theeclarel.com.